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Publication date
1953-08-23
Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0
Topics
Homecoming, Prisoners Of War -- Korea (North), USS General Nelson M. Walker (AP-125), Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Prisoners and prisons, Korean War, 1950-1953, San Francisco (Calif.)
Language
English
Naval Photographic Center film #4409. National Archives description: "1) LS Marines and their families leaving pier; USS GEN NELSON M. WALKER (AP-125) in BG.
2) CU Marine kissing a girl; crowd in BG (SV).
3) HA MS Marines and families walking down pier; people leaning on white picket fence watching.
4) CU Marine kissing girl.
5) LS GEN WALKER tied up alongside Fort Mason dock.
6) MS Ship tied up at dock.
7) LS Ship and two tugs coming into San Francisco Bay (foggy).
8) LS Fireboat spraying water; Ferry boat in FG; sign: "Welcome Home U.S. Army" on side of Ferry.
9) LS Men's luggage on cargo hatch of ship.
10) CU Soldiers disembarking down gangway.
11) HA MLS Crowd greeting returned soldiers; soldiers interviewed and having their pictures taken (SV).
12) HA LS Men on main deck of ship.
13) CU African American sailor, blowing smoke out of his mouth.
14) CU ADM GEORGE NEAL, shaking hands with TONY BALESTREI, BMC.
15) CU African American soldier greeting his parents.
16) CU Soldier greeted by mother (SV) of different families.
17) CU Soldier picking up small girl and boy.
18) CU Soldier interviewed, holding small boy.
19) CU Soldier hugged by his mother.
20) HA MS Warrant Officer COX and his family.
21) MS Soldier with mustache, twisting ends of it.
22) CU Young soldier hugging his mother."
National Archives Identifier: 77105
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2) CU Marine kissing a girl; crowd in BG (SV).
3) HA MS Marines and families walking down pier; people leaning on white picket fence watching.
4) CU Marine kissing girl.
5) LS GEN WALKER tied up alongside Fort Mason dock.
6) MS Ship tied up at dock.
7) LS Ship and two tugs coming into San Francisco Bay (foggy).
8) LS Fireboat spraying water; Ferry boat in FG; sign: "Welcome Home U.S. Army" on side of Ferry.
9) LS Men's luggage on cargo hatch of ship.
10) CU Soldiers disembarking down gangway.
11) HA MLS Crowd greeting returned soldiers; soldiers interviewed and having their pictures taken (SV).
12) HA LS Men on main deck of ship.
13) CU African American sailor, blowing smoke out of his mouth.
14) CU ADM GEORGE NEAL, shaking hands with TONY BALESTREI, BMC.
15) CU African American soldier greeting his parents.
16) CU Soldier greeted by mother (SV) of different families.
17) CU Soldier picking up small girl and boy.
18) CU Soldier interviewed, holding small boy.
19) CU Soldier hugged by his mother.
20) HA MS Warrant Officer COX and his family.
21) MS Soldier with mustache, twisting ends of it.
22) CU Young soldier hugging his mother."
National Archives Identifier: 77105
As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
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